Man of Straw (Penguin Twentieth-Century Classics)
 Mann warns of the dangers of blind nationalism: Heinrich Mann's novel paints a portrait of the Second Reich through the eyes of Diedrich Hessling, an unconsequential little man who bullied his way into society using superpatriotism (he even curls his [... more]
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Otto III-Ppr.
Otto III (980-1002) was one of the most powerful rulers in Europe in the late tenth century. He is also one of the most enigmatic. The son of the German emperor Otto II and the Greek princess Theophanu, he came to the throne at the age of three and was [... more]
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Babel and Bible: A Lecture on the Significance of ...
Babel and Bible: A Lecture on the Significance of Assyriological Research for Religion, Delivered Before the German Emperor (1902) [... more]
$8.48
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Empire of Manuel I Komnenos 1143-1180
The reign of Manuel I (1143-1180) marked the high point of the revival of the Byzantine empire under the Comnenian dynasty. It was however followed by a rapid decline, leading to the sack of Constantinople by the Fourth Crusade in 1204. This book, the [... more]
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The Guns of August
bBarbara W. Tuchman/bachieved prominence as a historian withiThe Zimmermann Telegram/iand international fame withiThe Guns of August/i, which won the Pulitzer Prize. There followed five more books:iThe Proud Tower/i,iStilwell and the American Experience [... more]
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William of Germany a Succinct Biography of William I ...
1888. Forbes, a brilliant war correspondent, spent his later years in literary work. Here he turns his attention to telling the story of the splendid events and heroism through which King William of Prussia was enabled to win unity for Germany, and for [... more]
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Wilhelm II and the Germans: A Study in Leadership
'An impressive example of what a historian can do in investigating the mixture of unconscious pressures, private motives, and public postures that affect political decisions.'This book explores the personification inherent in the notion of Wilhelmian [... more]
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Imperator Et Rex William II of Germany
1904. At the time of its publication, the authorship of this book was attributed to the author of The Martyrdom of An Empress, which was published anonymously at the turn of the century. It is now known that the author was Marguerite Cunliffe-Owen, an [... more]
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Emperor Frederick II of Hohenstaufen
comprehensive in depth biography: This biography places Frederick II, stupor mundi, emporer ofthe romans, king of sicilie, king of jerusalem, in his time. Itcovers his German and Norman-Sicilian heritage, the regency of Innocent III, his struggles with [... more]
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Laughter Wasn't Rationed : A Personal Journey Through ...
A look inside the Third Reich and the German mind: This book contains a fascinating account of one woman's childhood and young adulthood as the Weimar Republic became Nazi Germany. It also contains a harrowing account of her years during and after the [... more]
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The Plays (Wordsworth Classics of World Literature)
No one can save this Tamburlaine: Marlowe will never equal Shakespeare. That's absolutely banal to say so. In this double play dealing with the historically asserted conqueror, Emperor and tyrant, Timur Lenk (1336-1405), a descendant of Gengis Khan, the [... more]
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On Secret Service East of Constantinople: The Plot to ...
The Great War's Central Asian Campaign: Peter Hopkirk, an English journalist, former co-worker of Idi Amin, and the go to man for English-language history of Central Asian has written this book about the events in Central Asia and environs during the [... more]
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